Just a heads up . One of my rear shock mounts broke in two. Have ordered part but am told it is on 3-6 week backorder. Seems to be a problem since one of the service shops I called has four on order they are waiting for. Am told the car is not safe to drive so I am resorting to buying a used one (lucky to find) at twice the new part price.
It's interesting to note that Suzuki calls for the same shock absorber part number for all models. We have gone round and round whether the shocks for the S/LE are the same as the GTS/SLS. Seems that they are at least according to this bulletin. I've wondered if the 10mm drop in the GTS/SLS suspension was actually enough of a difference to warrant an entirely different shock. My personal opinion, and it's just that, an opinion, was the compressing the shock an additional 10mm did not change the dampening physics enough to warrant an entirely different part designed part. However,I will submit that it's possible that from the factory they were different but sometime down the road, Suzuki decided to combine.
That's nuts. And to answer your question, I think you're first victim of this failure type, so this issue would not be considered a normal part of Kizashi ownership. I would love to know the driving force behind this failure.
Also, I have an extra rear mount, but I don't know what side it is off the top of my head. If you haven't completed the purchase I'd be happy to help out with that.
sschriber wrote:Just a heads up . One of my rear shock mounts broke in two. Have ordered part but am told it is on 3-6 week backorder. Seems to be a problem since one of the service shops I called has four on order they are waiting for. Am told the car is not safe to drive so I am resorting to buying a used one (lucky to find) at twice the new part price.
Is this something we have to get used to?
Did you try some of the online Suzuki parts sites like MonsterFactoryParts? They seem to have a shock mount in stock.
While getting parts is hard and will continue to be a challenge, I think it can be easier if you know where to look. There are sites out there that sell Suzuki parts as their business.
Seems to be a problem since one of the service shops I called has four on order they are waiting for. Am told the car is not safe to drive so I am resorting to buying a used one (lucky to find) at twice the new part price. 
